In honor of Black History Month, I want to take some time and research black pioneers in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. Follow this to see what I learn. #TwitteRx #PharmacyBHM #BlackPharmacists #BlackinPharmacy #BHM

Day 1/28: Anna Louise James was born January 19, 1886, to Anna Houston and Willis Samuel James. Her father was enslaved on a Virginia plantation until he escaped at age 16 and headed north to Connecticut on the Underground Railroad. #TwitteRx #PharmacyBHM #BlackPharmacists #BHM

Day 1/28: Anna was a diligent student that sought higher education after graduating high school. This drive led her to attend Brooklyn College of Pharmacy where she was the only woman in her class. #TwitteRx #PharmacyBHM #BlackPharmacists #BlackinPharmacy #BHM

Day 1/28: James graduated from the Brooklyn College of Pharmacy in 1908, as the first African American woman graduate and the first African American woman to be licensed as a pharmacist in Connecticut. #TwitteRx #PharmacyBHM #BlackPharmacists #BlackinPharmacy #BHM

Day 1/28: After graduating from college, James ran a drugstore in Hartford. In 1911, she went to work with her brother-in-law, Peter Lane, at his Lane Pharmacy. Peter Lane was one of only two black pharmacists in early Connecticut. #TwitteRx #PharmacyBHM #BlackPharmacists #BHM

Day 1/28: In 1917, Anna took over the operations of Lane Pharmacy and renamed it James Pharmacy. Anna, known to local residents as “Miss James,” operated the business until 1967. #TwitteRx #PharmacyBHM #BlackPharmacists #BlackinPharmacy #BHM

Day 1/28: James Pharmacy received recognition on the National Register of Historic Places. Anna’s accomplishments have inspired many to pursue this rewarding, life-giving career. Anna Louise James, a pharmaceutical pioneer and beloved community leader. #TwitteRx #PharmacyBHM #BHM